Leicester City 3-0 Wigan Athletic: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Leicester City beat Wigan Athletic 3-0 in League One on Tuesday, 27 October 2026. The margin of victory was 3 goals.

Leicester City led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at King Power Stadium, Leicester. The recorded attendance was 26,511.

Before kick-off

Leicester City: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-W-W-L), scoring 9 goals and conceding 8 goals.

Wigan Athletic: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (W-L-W-L-L), scoring 6 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Recent form is level: both sides took 6 of a possible 15 points.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

Emil Riis Jakobsen found the net for Leicester City in minute 17, making it 1-0. Emil Riis Jakobsen found the net for Leicester City in minute 67, making it 2-0. 90+2' - Bobby De Cordova-Reid converted a penalty for Leicester City (3-0).

Emil Riis Jakobsen scored 2 goals for Leicester City.

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 8 yellow cards: 4 for Leicester City and 4 for Wigan Athletic.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Leicester City and 6 substitutions for Wigan Athletic.

Match statistics

Leicester City had 64.1% of possession, against 35.9% for Wigan Athletic.

Leicester City had 14 shots, 5 on target, while Wigan Athletic had 8 shots, 2 on target. Leicester City won 7 corners and Wigan Athletic won 3 corners. Leicester City committed 20 fouls and Wigan Athletic committed 11 fouls.

Leicester City had the most shots on target (5).

Impact on the table

The table shows Leicester City in 11th place (18 points from 12 matches) and Wigan Athletic in 24th place (7 points from 12 matches). Leicester City hold a 11 points advantage over Wigan Athletic in the standings.

Wigan Athletic are currently in the relegation places.

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